Gaming in English? No Way! Beth Ritter-Guth Lehigh Carbon Community College

Road Map Pedagogy Pedagogy EduFrag Project EduFrag Project Current Uses Current Uses Creation Creation Resources Resources Questions Questions

EduFrag Project Dr. Jean-Claude Bradley, Drexel University Dr. Jean-Claude Bradley, Drexel University UnReal Tournament 2004 UnReal Tournament 2004 Non-Commercial (free, no weapons) Non-Commercial (free, no weapons) Commercial (cost, weapons) Commercial (cost, weapons) Open Source Gaming Open Source Gaming

Dr. Jean-Claude Bradley & Drexel Chemistry Students

The Power of Games Pedagogy Pedagogy Do Games work? Do Games work? SHOULD games work? SHOULD games work?

Current Uses Chemistry Chemistry English English Physics Physics

The Basics of Races Each Room has 4 “doors” (“slides” or “maps”) Each Room has 4 “doors” (“slides” or “maps”) Each game can have up to 20 rooms Each game can have up to 20 rooms Each room has 3 wrong statements and one true Each room has 3 wrong statements and one true Right Choice = Next Room Right Choice = Next Room Wrong Choice = Study Room (or death) Wrong Choice = Study Room (or death) First Finished Wins First Finished Wins Prizes Prizes Points Points

Slide Creation Use Paint Use Paint Doors must be 256 color bitmap files 256 x 256 pixels. Doors must be 256 color bitmap files 256 x 256 pixels. Save as true001.bmp or false001.bmp Save as true001.bmp or false001.bmp 20 Room Maze 20 Room Maze 20 True Statements 20 True Statements 60 False 60 False Not Connected (not multiple choice) Not Connected (not multiple choice)

Study Doors Use Paint Use Paint Create Four Study Slides Create Four Study Slides Save as study001.bmp Save as study001.bmp

Tips and Tricks Keep Text Simple Keep Text Simple Proofread (Paint has no Spell Checker) Proofread (Paint has no Spell Checker) Edit, Edit, Edit Edit, Edit, Edit Test Game on several PC Screens Test Game on several PC Screens Share Games on EduFrag wiki and blog Share Games on EduFrag wiki and blog

Resources Maps Maps Tutorials Tutorials Screencast walk-through Screencast walk-through Step by Step Written Instructions Step by Step Written Instructions Maps Maps Screenshots Screenshots

Questions? Jean-Claude Bradley Beth Ritter-Guth

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